PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marcum
vs
Nesi

187 cm
25
196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
201 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesi keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesi moves away.
Nesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nesi swivels and escapes.
Marcum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marcum.
Marcum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marcum looks up at the clock and then as Nesi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marcum smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marcum throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marcum tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nesi wants to get back to his feet.
Marcum is putting a hurting on Nesi here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marcum in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marcum tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nesi taking a bit of punishment here - Marcum scoring with strikes.
Marcum working the strikes but Nesi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Marcum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesi defending well though.
Marcum throwing shots but Nesi is blocking nicely.
Marcum throwing shots but Nesi is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcum connects with a nice short shot to Nesi's temple.
Nesi is trying to stand back up but Marcum is controlling him
Nesi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Marcum is working for a kimura but Nesi is defending it quite comfortably.
Marcum stalling away here and it's allowed Nesi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marcum stops Nesi from standing up.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nesi is keeping the position for now.
Marcum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcum is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
Nesi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
Marcum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nesi keeping moving, preventing Marcum from controlling successfully.
Marcum lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nesi is looking to stand up but Marcum isn't so interested in that idea.
Marcum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marcum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcum is in close to Nesi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesi keeping moving, preventing Marcum from controlling successfully.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcum postures up in Nesi's guard and throws a big left but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcum scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesi wants to stand up but Marcum is controlling him.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heath Marcum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nesi swings for the body but Marcum moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nesi as Marcum shoots in.
Marcum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcum slips under a jab.
Marcum loads up on a big right hand but Nesi slips the punch.
Nesi throws an off balance right hand
and Marcum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marcum manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nesi on his heels. He'll look to pass Nesi's guard now, I'm sure.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nesi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nesi wants to stand and escape but Marcum is having none of it.
Heath Marcum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcum chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcum trying to control but Nesi is working from the bottom.
Marcum wants to pass the guard but Nesi is keeping the position.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing strikes from guard but Nesi blocks nicely.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcum cracks Nesi with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcum stops Nesi from standing up.
Marcum wants to pass the guard but Nesi is keeping the position.
Marcum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nesi can do to turn this around?
Marcum wants to control from the top but Nesi keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Marcum throws a big elbow that misses.
Nesi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcum postures up in Nesi's guard and throws a big left but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi wants to stand and escape but Marcum is having none of it.
Marcum throwing strikes but missing.
Nesi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum is controlling the position.
Marcum connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcum with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcum throws a strike but Nesi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marcum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Nesi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nesi has managed to get both his arms back between Marcum's legs - danger averted.
Marcum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heath Marcum dominated that second round.
That's time! Marcum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nesi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcum is defended easily by Nesi.

Marcum shoots in and bounces Nesi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcum.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcum lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum is controlling the position.
Marcum is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
Marcum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcum trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nesi wants to stand up but Marcum is controlling him.
Marcum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nesi wants to stand and escape but Marcum is having none of it.
Marcum throws an elbow that misses. Nesi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcum's guard. Nice move by Nesi!
Marcum wants to sweep here but Nesi controlling him for the moment.

Nesi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nesi wants to stand but Marcum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nesi stopping the sweep attempt from Marcum.
Ed Nesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nesi!
Marcum with the ground and pound from mount.
Nesi is bucking up trying to escape but Marcum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marcum throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marcum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Marcum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marcum postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nesi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Marcum around the waist but Marcum pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Marcum is the winner by TKO! Marcum jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heath Marcum!
Post fight, Heath Marcum stared into the camera and said 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.